Improvement in convertible rotary harrows



,form a 4harrow ora cart. 4held in their respective positions by means of clamps, which in the present examplehave *UNITED STATES;

PATENTS EEICE.

THEoDoEE wo'oDAEmoE MEMrnr-akAnsAs, AssreNoE To H'IMSELE AND JAMEs M. PALMER, or sAME PLACE."

IMPROVEMENT IN CONVERTIBLE ROTARY HARROWS.

Specification forminglpart of Letters Patent N o. 'l 74,337, dated February 29; 1876; application filed September 23, 1875.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THEoDoRE WooDA-ED, of Memphis, inthe county of Bourbon and State of Kansas, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Convertible Harrow and Cart, which improvement is fully set forth in the following specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, in Which- Figure 1 represents a plan view of my improvementin the form of a harrow. Fig.2 is. a longitudinal section thereof converted into a cart. Fig. 3 shows one ofthe wheels, and its inode of connectin to the harrowfranie.

Similar letters indicate corresponding parts.

This linvention relates to thatpclass of harrows which are constructed to be converted into carts; and myinvention consists of a peculiar construction and combination of parts, which will` be fully hereinafter described, and the improvements specifically pointed out in the claim. v

In'the drawing, the letter A designates longitudinal bars and B cross-pieces, compos- Aing the frame of my V harr-ow, to.A a suitable part of which iis-secured a drivers seat, C.' D

D are the barrow-wheels; and E E, eyebolts, the shanksof which form the center and the axes of these wheels, and which are fastened vto the wheels by means of nuts a. rEhe eyes or ring portions of the eyebolts E E embrace loosely the side longitudinal bars A of the barrow-frame, and'by this arrangement the wheels D D are adapted to be adjusted to a horizontalor a vertical position, in order to The wheels are the form of pinsF, which are passed through -holes b formed in the eyebolts and the side bars A, as shown in Fig. 3; but the clamp may have any other form, and` among others that of a set-screw.

rlhe letter G designates the adj ustabledraft pole or bar of my harrow. The rear end of this pole is forked, and it is connected to one of the cross-pieces B, by means of clips d, in such a way that the pole is capable of swinging vertically. The pole is guided in a yoke,

H, which is provided with holes containing a pin, e, by which the polemay be held in any desirable position.' This'pin e alsomay be substituted by a set-screw. By making the draftepole G adjustable it may be raised or lowered to accommodate horses ofdifferent stature, lso that the harrow-wheels D D are not liable to be lifted from the ground by the draft of the animal. The barrow-frame carries a roller, I, which is swiveled by means of a bracket, J, similar to a furniture-caster,

. and attached to the rear cross-piece B of the frame, so as to bear on the ground. By arran gi-n g this roller HA on the barrow-frame, the weight of the driver occupying the seat C v,is equally distributed, while the harrowwheels D D preserve a level position, and are caused to rotate uniformly. By this roller I, moreover, the harrow is better adapted to preserve a straight course, while its steering is facilitated.y With the rotary Wheels are combined anti-friction rollers g, Whichhave their bearings in the middle longitudinal bar A of the barrow-frame, so as to bear on the snrfaceof the Wheels and assist' in keeping themleve1. y

rlhe barrow-wheels D D haveteeth f, which Iarrange obliquely to the surface of said wheels, say at an angle of about thirty degrees, and by this arrangement of the teeth the wheels D D are caused to rotate freely when drawn over the ground.

I also intend to combine with my harrow a latch for pressing on that part of the wheels outside of the side bars A, to assist in keeping the'wheels level, the said latch being arranged to fold up when the wheels are elevated to form a cart.

I am aware that a harrow has been con-- ducing the cost ofthe machine.

What I claim as new, and desire to-secure by Letters Patent, is v In Acombination with the side barsA and oross-bars B, the Wheels D, having the eyes have hereunto set my hand and seal this 3d E E tted upon and loosely embracing the day of September, 1875. side bars and a device passing through the eyes andside bars for securing the eyes in THEODORE WOODARD' [L' S'] their adjustable positions, as and for the ob- Witnesses: ject specified. NAT. G. BURTEN,

In testimony that I claim. the foregoing I F. DANFORD. 

